To answer this question, we should know that: Ottawa (/ ˈɒtəwə / ( listen), /-wɑː /; French pronunciation: ​ (ɔtawa) ) is the capital city of Canada.is the reasoning for what question and answer pair?
Q: Ottawa (/ ˈɒtəwə / ( listen), /-wɑː /; French pronunciation: ​ (ɔtawa) ) is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa -- Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2016, Ottawa had a city population of 964,743 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in Canada.

Based on this passage, ok google what's the capital of canada?
A: Ottawa